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4257295Hallucinationshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/hallucinations-9780307957252/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3468418/c5d006bb-4f00-4e8c-9a8c-52f246183a67.jpg?v=638385416353600000193235MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>NATIONAL BESTSELLER The "poet laureate of medicine" (<em>The New York Times</em>) and author of <em>The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat</em> weaves together stories of mind-altering experiences to reveal what they tell us about our brains, our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination exists in us all.</p><p>"Sacks has turned hallucinations from something bizarre and frightening into something that seems part of what it means to be a person. His book, too, is a medical and human triumph. <em>The Washington Post</em></p><p>An absorbing plunge into a mystery of the mind. <em>Entertainment Weekly</em></p><p>To many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious epiphanies.</p><p>Drawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from among his patients, and famous historical examples ranging from Dostoevsky to Lewis Carroll, the legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks investigates the mystery of these sensory deceptions: what they say about the working of our brains, how they have influenced our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination is present in all humans.</p>...4193444Hallucinations193235https://www.gandhi.com.mx/hallucinations-9780307957252/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3468418/c5d006bb-4f00-4e8c-9a8c-52f246183a67.jpg?v=638385416353600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129780307957252_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;9780307957252_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_<p><strong>Illuminates the complexities of the human brain and the mysteries of the human mind. <em>The New York Times</em></strong></p><p>To many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious epiphanies.</p><p>Drawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from among his patients, and famous historical examples ranging from Dostoevsky to Lewis Carroll, the legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks investigates the mystery of these sensory deceptions: what they say about the working of our brains, how they have influenced our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all.</p>...(*_*)9780307957252_<p>NATIONAL BESTSELLER The "poet laureate of medicine" (<em>The New York Times</em>) and author of <em>The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat</em> weaves together stories of mind-altering experiences to reveal what they tell us about our brains, our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination exists in us all.</p><p>"Sacks has turned hallucinations from something bizarre and frightening into something that seems part of what it means to be a person. His book, too, is a medical and human triumph. <em>The Washington Post</em></p><p>An absorbing plunge into a mystery of the mind. <em>Entertainment Weekly</em></p><p>To many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious epiphanies.</p><p>Drawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from among his patients, and famous historical examples ranging from Dostoevsky to Lewis Carroll, the legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks investigates the mystery of these sensory deceptions: what they say about the working of our brains, how they have influenced our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination is present in all humans.</p>...9780307957252_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_32b2b9e8-22ee-4a61-990a-824585a83b78_9780307957252;9780307957252_9780307957252Oliver SacksInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-93b8d442-10c1-4b5f-bac4-f374bd76050e.epub2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group